Apple Inc store annoys students
2011-09-14 17:56:49
Apple Inc has opened a store in the Peking University library, taking over an area that had been a student study room and annoying students, the Beijing Evening News reported.
Chinese colleges suffocating in smoke
2011-09-14 10:59:35
China's Tobacco-control Association (CTA) says 98 percent of 800 colleges in the country do a poor job of smoking control, the China Youth Daily reported on Wednesday.
2m hectares of farmland abandoned per year
2011-09-13 16:42:12
About 2 million hectares of arable land are abandoned from farming each year, China Central Television reported Monday, citing a survey by the Ministry of Land and Resources.
China, UK to work on yuan services in London
2011-09-09 22:21:49
China and the UK welcome private-sector interest in developing an offshore market in London to trade the yuan.
Chicken farm success story
2011-09-09 13:15:11
Zhu Yun, who became famous for being fired from her job at the local tax office in Guizhou province, is now famous for her success in raising chickens in Huahongping village of Weining county, Southwest China's Guizhou province.
Soybean milk machines use carcinogenic lubricant
2011-09-09 11:52:04
Household appliances such as soybean milk machines and juice extractors have been made with industrial lubricant rather than lubricant for food, 21cbh.com reported Thursday, citing a staff with Fuchs Petrolub AG (China).
Nike admits to false advertising
2011-09-09 11:19:26
Nike China, a leading sportswear and equipment supplier, released a statement on Thursday admitting to false advertising, Caixin.com reported.
More police dogs to go on street patrols
2011-09-09 10:52:55
By the end of 2011, police dogs will be taken on street patrols in Beijing, in addition to motor vehicle, motorcycle and foot patrols, Chinanews.com reports.
China getting more competitive - report
2011-09-08 18:09:05
The Chinese mainland progresses steadily in global competitiveness while the United States continues the decline that began in 2008
China investigates EU steel dumping
2011-09-08 18:09:05
The Ministry of Commerce says it has begun an inquiry into the alleged dumping of some steel tubes from Europe and Japan.
China sets five-year energy-saving goal
2011-09-08 18:09:05
China pledged to reduce energy consumption per unit of GDP by 16 percent in the five years to the end of 2015, the State Council said in a scheme on Sep 7.
New material industry to boost economy
2011-09-08 18:09:05
China will increase the output of advanced new materials by 25 percent annually to 2 trillion yuan ($313 billion) by 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Wednesday.